# Amputations at DIAMOND PLASTICS CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2018099162` · 9/5/2018 · LUBBOCK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** DIAMOND PLASTICS CORPORATION
- **Location:** 2323 Marshall Street, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79408
- **NAICS:** 326122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the water filter on an extruder. The lid, which was hanging from a hook, came loose and fell onto his hand. His right middle finger was amputated.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*